smoothing out a '94 action

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kevin.303

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i have a Canadian Centennial commerative Winchester, it looks and shoots great, but is not very smooth cycling. what can i do to make it slick and quick?
 
I've always found the 94 action to be sloppy and clunky......if you wasnt a smooth lever action, buy a Marlin....just my opinion. As you shoot the 94, it will smooth up slightly though.....
 
The Canadian Centennials were made when the post '64 action was at its lowest state. The cam cut in the lever which engages the floorplate was changed later to improve action smoothness. Using the rifle will wear things in, but there are mechanical reasons why the action will not be as smooth as older or newer versions.
 
In the last 4 years i have owned around 12 94's. For clunkiness the worst ones being in the 1970-1980 circa. I am now down to two which will never be sold. While they are not pristine and have "character marks" they are a 1949 .30 wcf and a 1938 .32 special that somebody else has broken in beautifully and are very slick and quick to operate. The older ones are very smooth.
 
Just plain wear will do it in time. My 1971 was a very rough action when new. Now, it's almost as good as my pre-64's. It will never be an 1886, or a 1892 for that matter, but, a 94 can be very smooth in time. Try just sitting and cranking it a thousand times. then clean and oil. It makes a notable difference in a new '94.
The experts will disassemble a rifle, and polish the wear areas to a mirror finish.
the 94 isn't terribly difficult to disassemble, if you have mechanical aptitude, and a good diagram.
But, a few on this very site (no names here) have had assistance from the guys here when they tried it, and needed all the kings men.
 
Levi hit it on the head. Put toothpaste in the action, put a John Wayne movie in and cylce it like the movie stars, unlimited magazine. By the end of the movie you will have a sore arm and a smooth 94.
Dave
 
Toothpaste is a gentle polishing agent. When you put it in the action and work the action the toothpaste gets warm and runny and goes into all kinds of places. That way what ever is rubbing together gets a nice polishing job. Also it is not too abrasive so you don't have to worry about removing alot of material, it just cleans it up and leaves a nice minty smell.
Dave

Levi you and your short answers.
 
A took some jewlers rouge for stainless and other hard metals to my bolt and polished it up to perhaps 50% shinier than it was. The lever I just did the wear areas but to a mirror polish. The rear of the receiver of the 1895GS I used the same jewlers rouge which I rubbed on some smooth(spent) 2000grit automotive paper, wrapped it around my finger and twisted round and round.
As for a Win94, I had one manufactured in 1971 and found it to cycle as well as my new Marlin though the 94 felt looser but certainly not clunky.
 
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